Speaking at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta to Kenyans living in the United States, President William Ruto remarked that the leadership's failure to fulfill their responsibilities has been a significant factor in the country's stagnation. He stated that Kenya is a country with immense potential but has been held back by its leaders.
Ruto asserted that during his tenure, it will not be business as usual.
“I want to assure you that because of the opportunity you have given us, we want to make you proud. We want to change our country. One thing that I will tell you is that it is not going to be business as usual," he said.
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"It is going to be different. Because you know for a very long time in Kenya, Kenya has been said to be a country of great potential, which it is, but we have failed to unlock that potential not because citizens don’t want but because leaders have not done their part.”
The Head of State observed that leaders have been more focused on doing what is politically correct rather than what is right for the people.
He assured Kenyans in the diaspora that he will always prioritize doing what is right for the people, even if it is not popular.
“Many times, we know what is right, but sometimes it’s not politically convenient to do it so we escape doing what is right and going for politically right," Ruto said.
"I want to tell you I am going to do what is right. As to whether it is convenient politically, as to whether it is popular that is secondary to me. We must do the right thing so that we can take our country to the rightful place.”
The President emphasized that Kenya is a great country with the potential for positive transformation.
“Kenya can be that country that everybody wants to call home and that is what we are going to do,” Ruto added.
